Drain and Replace

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Drain

Drain verb - To make complete use of.
Usage example: virtually drained the country's natural resources
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Antonyms for Drain
Replace is an antonym for drain.
Nearby Words: drained, draining, drainage

Replace

Replace verb - To take the place of.
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Synonyms for Replace
Antonyms for Replace
Drain is an antonym for replace.
Nearby Words: replacement, replaced, replaceable, replacing
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Common collocations

soul drain soul replace soul
life drain life replace life
people drain people replace people
body drain body replace body
Other words: money, blood, everyone, humans, memories.
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